Anyone who needs professional equipment for maintaining parks,
sports facilities or golf courses will find exactly what they are
looking for in the Amazone machine range. AMAZONE SA in Forbach, France,
has been manufacturing equipment for mowing, collecting and scarifying
as well as spreaders for winter road gritting for half a century. The
latest new development from Forbach is our Profihopper PH 1500.

The plant had very humble beginnings. In 1970,
Amazone decided to set up a new location in France, the largest market
for agricultural machinery in Western Europe. An old factory in Forbach
directly on the border across from Saarbrücken was the ideal solution
and so Amazone purchased it from an Italian-born building contractor
named Cellentano. Favourable conditions were the decisive factor here:
The premises had their own rail connection and were conveniently located
close to the motorway heading towards Metz and Paris. In addition,
there was a great deal of industrial know-how in the Lorraine region due
to the mining industry there. The location was right on the border and
so made it easy to hire German and French-speaking staff and the plant
soon began producing its own range of products. Amazone gradually
transformed the old factory halls into a modern production plant with
its own administration and sales department.

Starting with only two hectares of land and around
8,000 m² of production halls, the location steadily grew. In 1983,
Amazone also purchased the adjacent premises to the east from a
forwarding company, thereby acquiring additional warehouses and another
10,000 m² of hall space. Today, enough space still remains for further
expansion, if required. In 1999, an additional prefabrication hall was
constructed and in 2005, a modern paint shop with dip tank and kiln
hardening facility was set up.

Meanwhile, the workforce has grown to more than 70
employees, all of whom have become committed, wholehearted members of
the extended Amazone family. On-site Managing Director Patrice Franke is
supervised by Management Board member Ludger Braunsmann from the
headquarters in Gaste.